Panama Canal
I just read your piece on the Panama Canal and it doesn't tell
of a country that I visited along with 25 other Boy Scouts and
their families.
We spent eight days in Panama as guests of the U.S.
military. We visited a large majority of the country and found
they have no idea what a tourist is.
We snorkeled in the Atlantic Ocean and left there and went to the
Pacific and got
our feet wet there in the same day. We canoed from the Gatun
Locks to the beginning of the Gilliard Cut (had to stop there
because of safety concerns of the ship wakes.) We spent the
night on the Smithsonian Tropical Research Peninsula. We had
howler monkeys on our case the whole afternoon and we woke them
as we prepared to leave for Barros Colorada.
We toured Barros
Colorada island and saw animals that defy your imagination. We
visited the Canopy Tour in northern Panama. We drank ice cold
Pepa's, (water coconuts) and ate freshly made sugar candy at a
petrol station on the Pan-American highway. We visited one of the
sites that Columbus once stood upon. We visited the Church of
the Black Christ. We visited the Palace of the President on one
day's notice. We ate seafood in one of the world's largest
outdoor restaurants. We watched the sun set into the Atlantic
Ocean. We rested when we got home. This is Panama, unspoiled,
and if you could find the right guide it could be the best
vacation for any person who loves adventure.
Tommy
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